Town Hall · Lyons

Lyons, KS town hall & government

Lyons spent $0 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $0 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Lyons's government.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Lyons's money goes

Spent
$0
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$0
typical Kansas cities: $1,604
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 82%
  • From the state 12%
  • Property taxes 6%

Lyons didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Lyons

Full-time staff
16
42 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$20,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time23 part
Police
5 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time10 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lyons Unified School District 405

Lyons's K–12 school district, shared with Harrison, Mitchell, Wilson, Atlanta and Victoria. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,274
Kansas: $14,966
Students
701
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11.9 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Kansas districts overall: 28% local, 61% state, 11% federal

  • Local 34%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $23,274 per pupil, $14,631 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Lyons pay

Typical tax bill
$1,605
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.53%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$104,800
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Lyons's government

🏛️ Official websiteLyonsKS.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Lyons →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lyons

Lyons is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Tracey Mann. Laura Kelly is governor.

All of Lyons's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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